Change and Continuity

Overall Expectations

• analyse the historical process of change in the context of events that have transformed the United States;

Specific Expectations

The Role of Change

• describe the effects on American life of demographic changes and developments in technology and communication (e.g., movies, radio, television, the Internet)

Citizenship and Heritage

Overall Expectations

• analyse how American culture has developed into a position of world cultural hegemony.

Specific Expectations

American Cultural Hegemony

• analyse the ways in which American culture has been spread worldwide (e.g. movies, television, Cold War propaganda, advertising, multinational corporations, professional sports);
  
  
• assess the impact of American culture on a variety of countries and communities (e.g., on language, attitudes, democracy, human rights, individualism).

Methods of Historical Inquiry and Communication

Overall Expectations

• use methods of historical inquiry to locate, gather, evaluate, and organize research materials from a variety of sources;

Specific Expectations

• evaluate the credibility of sources and information (e.g., by considering the authority, impartiality, and expertise of the source and checking the information for accuracy, reliability, underlying assumptions, prejudice and bias, and validity of argument);

Lessons

A Tale of Two Cities

Deconstructing Web Pages

ICYou See: A Lesson in Critical Thinking

Hurricane Katrina and the "Two-Photo Controversy"

MNet Special Initiatives
 
Fact or Folly: Authenticating Online Information 

Related MNet Resources

Backgrounders

Internet Glossary: Authenticating Online Information

How to Search the Internet Effectively

The Five W's of Cyberspace

Quick Tips for Authenticating Online Information

Evaluating Internet Research Sources

Evaluating Internet-Based Information: A Goals-Based Approach

Tip Sheets

How to Discourage Plagiarism